Which to use
“olvide” and “olvidéis” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #5,996
- “olvide” frequency rank
- #34,706
- “olvidéis” frequency rank
- 40702
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | olvide | olvidéis |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Primera persona del singular (yo) del presente de subjuntivo de olvidar o de olvidarse. | Segunda persona del plural (vosotros, vosotras) del presente de subjuntivo de olvidar o de olvidarse. |
Where the eye mixes olvide and olvidéis
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence. olvide runs 6 letters (VCCVCV) against olvidéis's 8 (VCCVCVVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Visual trap between olvide and olvidéis
A purely visual mix-up. olvide ([olˈβ̞ið̞e]) and olvidéis ([olβ̞iˈð̞ejs]) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they differ by 2 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 40702, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
olvide is recorded at frequency rank #5,996, classified as averb, pronounced [olˈβ̞ið̞e]. olvidéis is at rank #34,706, tagged as averb, pronounced [olβ̞iˈð̞ejs].
Glosses for this pair are partially populated in our dataset, but the full side-by-side definitions above should still guide you to the right choice.
With a confusion score of 40702, this pair ranks #157,667 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of olvide vs olvidéis
Shared letters: dilov. Private to "olvide": e. Private to "olvidéis": sé.
"olvide" · 6 letters · shape VCCVCV · "olvidéis" · 8 letters · shape VCCVCVVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- olvide ← lovide · olbide · olivde · ollvide · olvdie · olvidde · olvied · olvvide
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "olvide" and "olvidéis" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary Spanish text, does "olvide" or "olvidéis" show up more?
Useful next steps
Eye-level mix-up between "olvide" and "olvidéis" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "olvide" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "olvidéis" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #157,667 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "olvide" and "olvidéis" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "olvidéis vs olvídense". Nearby pair
- Recorded mistypes exist for at least one side of this pair, useful when a spell-checker or OCR lands on the wrong form. See mistypes
Confusion rank #157,667 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.